Covid masks are on the wane hereabouts. They are not compulsory anymore when shopping but one MAY wear them. I do and I can see that fewer and fewer people wear them.
I on the other hand have taken to wearing a mask when I’m outside, working in the garden, cycling, walking … and I’m getting these weird looks. “It’s not the virus,” I like to shout, “it’s the pollen!” I’ve considered writing “ALLERGY” with a sharpie on my forehead (or possibly on the masks).
My allergy to grass pollen is a lot worse than in previous years. I take tablets, blow spray up my nose, and trickle drops in my eyes. I still sneeze, and sniffle, and tear up. But masks definitely make a difference. So I will keep them on. And probably glide seamlessly into autumn when the next COVID wave is going to hit.
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I wear a mask when mowing when there are grass seeds now. Never used to effect me 🙂
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I remember the first time I had a reaction. I was fifteen and on a campout with a youth group (as a leader, the kids were under 10). I came home and my eyes looked like Christopher Lee’s in an old Dracula movie. But it seems different every year, some years my nose is affected, some years my eyes – this year the nose is worse than ever but the eyes are also tearing and itching. 😢
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A couple years ago I had to go to the doctor because I could not stop sneezing nor stop my nose from running. Seasonal allergies was the diagnosis. It stopped after a while, but allergies are no joke. Smart move to wear the mask, but I feel for you!
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Thank you.
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